Cinema Quote by John Singleton

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back…

— Spike Lee

I grew up watching movies that just transformed my vision, not just in cinema, in life, and you discover that this - it's an…

— Pablo Larrain

When you're filming, you're blind. But if you follow what really moves you, then you operate from a place of hope: maybe that the…

— Sebastian Lelio

It's rare that I'm working on a movie and that's the case. My goal is the same, ultimately at a certain point you give…

— Charles Roven

The point is that filmmaking is a collaborative effort; it isn't about imposing your vision on other people. It's about the talking, you know?

— Luca Guadagnino

If you're doing a big spectacle film, you've got to be mindful of large masses. Even then, you've got to be responsible only to…

— Guillermo del Toro

Somewhere after you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning,…

— Emraan Hashmi

The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We…

— Michael Ealy

I did documentary film for a long time, and I spent a lot of time behind the camera, fervently wishing that the reality I…

— Ruth Ozeki

As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

— Naturi Naughton

Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an…

— Lake Bell

My combined experiences, doing different films, has made me very concerned about and interested in how you protect your creative self when the work,…

— Sharlto Copley